Comments on: Boeing Profits Slide

By: carl the greenskeeper

carl the greenskeeper — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:37:42 +0000

CNSYD, I’m an independent, developing a hybrid grass for greens. A little bent grass, some bermuda and a touch of sensimilla. That way, you can smoke or sell the clippings. Makes a great house warming gift for the couple who has everything. But, you know, I’m just barely legal myself, so its just me and the lawn edger.

By: Analyst

Analyst — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:11:28 +0000

http://www.thestate.com/2010/07/30/1396017/putting-sc-on-radar-screen.html

By: CNSYD

CNSYD — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:39:03 +0000

Carl, if your business goes belly up, how many Mexican illegals will be unemployed?

By: carl the greenskeeper

carl the greenskeeper — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:09:16 +0000

Well, I mean, I have a small entreprenurial enterprise going with my grass business and I do a little consulting for other greenskeepers on the side, but I could use a loan. Maybe with a low rate and some nice parting gifts, a toaster, a clock maybe. I asked the SBA about it and do you know what they said? They said appraisal on my grass plot had fallen too far so to get a loan so I had to have 20% in cash. Then they said my IRA had fallen in value too much, so I couldn’t pledge that. I have a small trust, to protect my assets, the beer can collection, the classic soft drink bottle collection, the mowers, the weedeaters, you know, the tools of the trade, so to speak. So they told me I had to pledge all the trust property and agree not to use it without their written ok. I said, Hey, you know, how about a little something for the effort? I’ve been at this for years, now I can’t stay in business without your loan, but to get your loan I have to put myself out of business. Do you know what they said to me? Gunga Galunga. Gunga Galunga! So, I don’t have that going for me, which is not nice.

By: tinker

tinker — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:54:00 +0000

THE ONLY PEOPLE MAKING MONEY THESE DAYS ARE LOBBYISTS, BEER-MAKERS, AND BULLET MAKERS…

By: snodgrass

snodgrass — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:35:01 +0000

I firmly support small businesses. After all, they epitomize the entrepreneurial spirit that helps cultivate the American Dream. However, that’s about all small businesses can offer in this economic reality.

We’ve spent too much and produced too little. Unless we reverse that trend, no business, small or large, will offer meaningful prospects for a recovery anytime soon.

By: Billy Bob

Billy Bob — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:33:43 +0000

Horseshit to your stupid statistics – Best thing you can do for small business is plop a big business in their midst. Look at BMW.

By: CNSYD

CNSYD — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:43:04 +0000

eggaday, if a “small business” had earned $787 million in one quarter, had fixed assets such as factories and machinery, order books for future production, etc. they should not have a problem. I hear what you are saying and do not say it is right or fair, but my whole life I have heard that financial institutions don’t loan money to anyone who needs it.

By: eggaday

eggaday — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:45:39 +0000

did ya’ll know that small businesses asking for loans now have to have 80% of the loan balance available in cash to get the loan….

reckon boeing could get a loan?

By: Crooner

Crooner — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:43:03 +0000

How many of the 100,000 self employed are working more than three hours a day? Lazy SC bastards. They work long enough to buy a twelve pack and then go home to watch TV and take a nap.